Jay-Z Honored With United Nations Humanitarian Award
Jay-Z was presented with a United Nations special humanitarian award at a ceremony earlier this week in New York. The ceremony’s host, actor Michael Douglas, presented Jigga with the award, which honored him for his raising funds and awareness for the world’s water crisis. At the heart of his contributions was a 2006 world tour [...]
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AllHipHop — Hip-Hop star Jay-Z will lend support to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and encourage young people to vote by giving two free concerts this weekend, AllHipHo... more info
Detroit Free Press — Jay-Z, the mega-rapper who last visited Detroit for a General Motors Style event in January 2007 where he was driven down the runway by GM President Richard Wagoner, will... more info
Rolling Stone — One day after Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen revealed a joint NYC show in support of Barack Obama, Jay-Z announced that he would perform at a pair of free concerts this... more info
MTV.com News — Rapper helps in push to register new voters before Monday's deadline in Michigan and Florida.By Gil Kaufman
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VH1 News — Jay-Z will play free shows in Detroit and Miami this weekend to encourage new voter registration and get young people involved in Obama's campaign. more info
MTV.com News — The King of the South and his special guests celebrated the release of Paper Trail at the Highline Ballroom.By Shaheem Reid
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VH1 News — T.I. packed New York's Highline Ballroom Tuesday night and celebrated the release of Paper Trail with guests Jay-Z, Swizz Beatz, Lupe Fiasco, Maino and more. more info
Starpulse — Hip-hop star Jay-Z is lending his support to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama by holding two free concerts in his honor.[...] Read more! more info
Hip-hop star Jay-Z is lending his support to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama by holding two free concerts in his honor.[...] Read more! more info
The Music Slut — Catch him this weekend at:October 4thDetroitCobo ArenaOctober 5thMiamiBayfront ParkFor further info, head here.MP3: Jay Z & Fabolous - Brooklyn more info
Pitchfork — He may not be a president himself any longer, but Jay-Z's certainly got his opinions on who should hold the highest office in the land. A prerecorded message from the rap... more info
USA Today Music — Jay-Z is doing an encore for Barack Obama. The 38-year-old rapper, a vocal supporter of the Democratic presidential candidate, ...
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Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Hip-hop star Jay-Z will play two free concerts this weekend in support of voter registration and the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama fo... more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Hip-hop star Jay-Z will play two free concerts this weekend in support of voter registration and the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Ba... more info
Pitchfork — He may not be a president himself any longer, but Jay-Z's certainly got his opinions on who should hold the highest office in the land. A prerecorded message from th... more info
E! OnlineJay-Z stumps for Obama, new votersLos Angeles Times - 2 hours agoRap entertains, rock pays -- is that the message from a pair of politically motivated pop music ... more info
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Idolator — Well, sort of. The hip-hop mogul and the rock poet laureate of New Jersey are both playing free shows this weekend to encourage voter registration, as well as volunteeris... more info
Idolator — Something purporting to be the track listing for Jay-Z's Blueprint 3, which comes out two months from now, has made its way to the Internet. There is a song called "Oasis... more info
AllHipHop — Earlier this week Jay-Z’s philanthropic efforts were recognized in a private New York ceremony, as the mogul received a special humanitarian award from the United ... more info
Rolling Stone — Jay-Z was presented with a United Nations special humanitarian award at a ceremony earlier this week in New York. The ceremony’s host, actor Michael Douglas, presented ... more info
PopSugar — Jay-Z tried on one of the only kinds of bling he can't buy — Olympic gold medals — at the 2008 Global Leadership Awards Gala in NYC last night. The three... more info
Paste Magazine — It's turning out to be quite the season for hip-hop lovers. T.I.'s
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Perez Hilton — On Wednesday, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter was awarded a Global Leadership Award by the United Nations at a gala in New York City.
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The Mirror — Friday and the nation breathes a collective sigh of relief. The weekend not only holds sleep, fun and chill-out time, but more importantly it’s D-day on the X Factor! more info